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Taylor Bluff

Taylor Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Taylor Bluff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 154 m. Pine Knob stands 262 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Garnett Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. US 68 Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off. 130 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
154 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.78866, -87.72779

Overlooks nearby

130 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 55
  • West Cadiz Park: 7.9 mi
  • McIntosh Orchard Park: 8.2 mi
  • Calhoun Hill Public Use Area: 12.3 mi
  • Linton Public Use Area: 12.4 mi
  • Donaldson Creek Public Use Area: 12.8 mi
Historic sites: 26
  • Confederate Monument: 7.9 mi
  • Peacekeeper: 14.4 mi
  • Great Western Iron Furnace: 17.1 mi
  • For All Who Served: 17.2 mi
  • French and Indian War: 17.3 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Buffalo Knob: 9.3 mi
  • Buie Knob: 11.6 mi
  • Bald Knob: 16.9 mi
  • Gordon Hill: 17.0 mi
  • Dunning Hill: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 7
Attractions: 5
Museums: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • KY Welcome Center: 22.9 mi
  • KY Welcome Center: 22.9 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Garnett Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Model Spring aka Great Western Spring: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Taylor Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine KnobENE 66°262 m23.2 mi
Buie KnobNNE 15°242 m11.6 mi
Bald KnobN 350°233 m19.9 mi
Flat KnobN 1°223 m22.4 mi
Buffalo KnobN 11°217 m9.3 mi
Dunning HillN 353°209 m17.6 mi
Brigham HillS 173°190 m22.6 mi
Hickman Creek HillSSW 207°189 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:03
June solstice05:3319:3520:14
September equinox06:3918:1518:49
December solstice07:0115:5916:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364048586776797871604839
Precip in3.44.14.84.85.44.34.94.33.53.83.94.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hopkinsville, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358608661

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